The Last Pharaohs: Egypt Under the Ptolemies, 305-30 BC
(Sprache: Englisch)
The history of Ptolemaic Egypt has usually been doubly isolated - separated both from the history of other Hellenistic states and from the history of ancient Egypt. This title examines the Ptolemaic dynasty in the context of the study of authoritarian and...
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The history of Ptolemaic Egypt has usually been doubly isolated - separated both from the history of other Hellenistic states and from the history of ancient Egypt. This title examines the Ptolemaic dynasty in the context of the study of authoritarian and premodern states, focusing ancient Asian nation-states.
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List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Abbreviations xv INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1: Egypt in the First Millennium BC 19 CHAPTER 2: The Historical Understanding of the Ptolemaic State 29 CHAPTER 3: Moving beyond Despotism, Economic Planning, and State Banditry 55 Ptolemaic Egypt as a Premodern State CHAPTER 4: Shaping a New State 73 The Political Economy of the Ptolemies CHAPTER 5: Creating a New Economic Order 117 Economic Life and Economic Policy under the Ptolemies CHAPTER 6: Order and Law 165 Shaping the Law in a New State CHAPTER 7: Conclusions 202 APPENDIX 207 The Trial Record of the Property Dispute Held at the Temple of Wepwawet in Asyut, Upper Egypt, 170 BC before the Local Laokritai-judges Bibliography 217 Index 259 Index of Sources 263
Autoren-Porträt von J. G. Manning
J. G. Manning is professor of classics and history at Yale University, and a senior research scholar at Yale Law School. He is the author of "Land and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt" and the coeditor of "The Ancient Economy: Evidence and Models".
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: J. G. Manning
- 2009, 264 Seiten, Maße: 15,7 x 23,4 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: PRINCETON UNIV PR
- ISBN-10: 0691142629
- ISBN-13: 9780691142623
Sprache:
Englisch
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"This fascinating book has broad views that should appeal to many people who are neither specialists on ancient Egypt nor the ancient Greek world. J. G. Manning has a perfect knowledge of his subject."--Alain Bresson, University of Chicago
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